In December 2009 – my first year as pastor – I gave a message on Lessons from Mary. That’s a good message and is worth going back to. I used the main points of that message to give a very different message on Christmas Eve day this year. I hope you like it. Lessons from […]
Podcast – Three Lessons from John the Baptist
John the Baptist is, after Jesus, probably the person we know most about from the Gospels. Isaiah 40 prophesied about him, as did Malachi 4 Luke 1 speaks of his birth John 1 (along with Matthew 3, Mark 1, and Luke 3) speak of his ministry to baptize and preach John 3 – the last […]
favoritePodcast – Five Words
Paul opened his letters to the churches with a blessing of grace and peace. In the beginning of 1 Thessalonians, Paul also speaks of “work of faith”, “labor of love”, and “endurance in hope”. In this message, I spoke of grace, peace, faith, love, and hope. Five Words (1 Thess 1), 10/22/2017 Doug
favoritePodcast – Salt and Pepper 1
Jesus compared two sons asked to help in the vineyard: One son said he would go, but never did. One son that refused, but later changed his mind. That was background for where I eventually went: Salt and Pepper. I heard this explained in detail when I went to a ministry school in Kansas in […]
favoritePodcast – Five Faith-Killers
The parable of the sower (Matthew 13, Mark 4, Luke 8) explains five faith-killers: Affliction Persecution Worry Greed and money issues Things and the desire for them The first two attack your persistence; the remaining three attack your focus. All five of them are intended to prevent the promise you’re standing on from being effective. […]
favoritePodcast – Jesus and Healing JPCA
I had the pleasure of preaching on healing at New Covenant Church of Atlanta on 7/7/2017 and at Jesus People Church of Asheville on 7/8/2017. I gave the same message (an expanded version of my message from 3/26 from the Lectionary) at both churches, but my audio came out better for this service. In both […]
favorite, healingPodcast – Reasons for the Resurrection
Through the course of Holy Week, I addressed some “reasons behind the sacrifice” – reasons for Jesus’ shed blood and reasons for his beaten body. I summarized those then focused in today’s message on the reasons for Jesus’ resurrection. Reasons for the Resurrection (John 20), 4/16/2017 Doug
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